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He’s not looking for love.

A fed-up resident of the historic West Village brownstone featured as Carrie Bradshaw’s pad in the hit HBO series “Sex and the City” was caught on video this week shooing away meddling tourists — telling them, “It’s not Carrie’s, it’s mine!”

“You can’t just take over the street,” the unidentified man said Monday in viral video posted by whatsthejam.com. “This happens all the time.


  A resident of the West Village brownstone featured in “Sex and the City” tells off fans of the show outside his home. Jam Press/@Nightyournycguide A resident of the West Village brownstone featured in “Sex and the City” tells off fans of the show outside his home. Jam Press/@Nightyournycguide

“I try not to do this but sometimes people cross the line and I can’t,” he said. “Thank you so much for understanding, have a great day. And remember, this is not empty, it’s a private home, and it’s not Carrie’s, it’s mine.”

The tourists laugh off the man’s tirade, but it’s just the latest show of frustration with swarming fans at the building.

The Perry Street brownstone, which dates to 1866, was frequently featured as the home of the popular “Sex and the City” character portrayed on screen by actress Sarah Jessica Parker.

The show ran for six seasons on HBO before calling it quits in 2004, and spawned two feature films and the revival series “And Just Like That…” whose third season is set for this summer.


  The Perry Street brownstone is Carrie Bradshaw’s home in “Sex and the City,” making it a tourist mecca for fans. William Farrington The Perry Street brownstone is Carrie Bradshaw’s home in “Sex and the City,” making it a tourist mecca for fans. William Farrington

  Fans of ‘Sex and the City’ flock to her TV home in the West Village in droves at all hours — driving the owner nuts. LP Media Fans of ‘Sex and the City’ flock to her TV home in the West Village in droves at all hours — driving the owner nuts. LP Media

The show’s international popularity has made the brownstone a popular destination for tourists who constantly pose for pics outside — and make life hell for residents.

“You take all the pictures you want but please don’t stand there,” the grumpy local politely told a gawker as he popped outside Wednesday to walk his dog. “Please move along.

He refused to speak to The Post. 

“I speak to tourists all the time but I don’t speak to the press. What you are doing is loitering,” he snapped. “This is not a movie lot.”

Andrea Lawton, who stopped by with her 17-year-old granddaughter, thought the tongue-lashing was over the top.

“It’s loitering?” Lawton said. “It’s like crazy. It’s not like I’m having a party out here. I just want to see it and get a picture.”

But another visitor, 22-year-old coed Julia Sheets — who admitted being “obsessed” with the hit series — conceded it could be a headache living in an iconic TV locale.

“I think that would be annoying if you walked out of your house and people were there, but I was pretty respectful,” she said. “I don’t know why anyone would knock on the door. That’s crazy.

“I guess they want to see inside, but it’s a private residence,” Sheets added. “Carrie  Bradshaw is not going to come out the door and say, ‘OK.’ I think that’s rude. That sucks.”

The owner has tried “no trespassing” signs, a chain across the front stoop, and even pleaded with the city to let him install a steel and cast-iron gate in an application to the Landmark Preservation Committee in January.

“My home is now a global tourist destination,” the owner wrote in the application. “The show is in endless reruns in 34 different languages, increasing an already massive fan base to my stoop from throughout the US and around the world.


  The owner of the ‘Sex and the City’ brownstone in the West Village has tried everything to keep annoying fans away. LP Media The owner of the ‘Sex and the City’ brownstone in the West Village has tried everything to keep annoying fans away. LP Media

“At any given hour of the day or night there are groups of visitors in front of the house taking flash photos, engaging in loud chatter, posting on social media, making TikTok videos, or just celebrating the moment.”

Nosy tourists have even tried to come in through the front door, the owners said.

It wasn’t immediately clear if the man in the recent video was an owner of the property or a frustrated tenant.

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